Seventeen people died on island’s roads in January

According to figures from PSNI and the Gardaí, seventeen people died on roads across the island of Ireland in January 2018.

Co Cork
A woman died when the car she was driving left the road and hit a barrier on the N25 at Water Rock, Co Cork on Tuesday 30th January 2018.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Midleton Garda Station 021-4621550, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Co Tyrone
A man died after he was struck by a vehicle which failed to stop at the scene on the Killyman Road in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, on Tuesday 30th January.

PSNI Inspector John McKenna said he was ‘particularly keen’ to speak with anyone who has any information about the vehicle involved and also appealed to the driver or occupants of this car to ‘come forward and speak with police as a matter of urgency’.

Co Louth
A male in his 30s was fatally injured when the car he was driving left the road and collided with a pole on the N2 south of Ardee at Mullacapple at around 1am on 27 January.

Co Donegal
A male cyclist in his 40s died after he was involved in a collision with a car at Ards Beg, Gortahork on the 26th January.

Co Cork
A man in his 80s died after the car he was driving was involved in a crash with two other vehicles on the N25 Midleton to Castlemartyr Road (at Two Mile Inn) on Monday 22nd January.

Co Antrim

A 19 year old woman died and a 21 year old man was seriously injured when they were struck by a van on the Moneynick Road outside Toomebridge, Co Antrim, at around 3:40am on Saturday, 20th January.

PSNI Inspector Peter Duncan said:

“The female died as a result of her injuries while the male is currently in a very serious condition in hospital. We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have any information that could assist the police investigation to contact police in Antrim by calling 101 quoting reference 176 of 20/01/18.”

Co Antrim

A man in his 60s died following after he was knocked down by a lorry on Main Street in Broughshane, Co Antrim on 16 January.
Police have asked anyone who saw the collision, or who has any information, to come forward.
PSNI Inspector Peter Duncan said:“It is believed that the collision occurred just after 9:20 am when a lorry collided with a pedestrian. The road was closed for a number of hours following the collision but has since reopened. I would ask anyone who witnessed the collision or who has any information to contact 101 quoting reference number 264 16/01/18.”

Co Tipperary

A man in his 70s died and two other people were brought by Ambulance to University Hospital Limerick following a three-vehicle crash on the M7 motorway between Dublin and Limerick around 2pm on 16th January 2018.

Gardaí wish for any motorists travelling that route at that time that had a Dashcam in use to contact them. The collision occurred on the Nenagh side of the Birdhill service station which is approximately 1km from Exit 27.

Anyone who can assist with this investigation are asked to contact Gardaí at Nenagh Garda Station on (067) 50450 or the Garda Confidential Helpline 1800 666 111.

Co Mayo

A man in his 80s died from his injuries two days after he was knocked down on the old N5, 2km from Charlestown on 13th January 2018.

Gardaí say investigations are ongoing and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Claremorris Garda Station 094 – 9372080 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Co Down

A 27-year-old man died after his car left the road and collided with a wall at the junction of Springvale Road and Ballyatwood Road in Ballywalter, Co Down on 15 January.

Co Cork

A 73 year old male pedestrian died when he was struck by a car. He was pronounced dead at the scene where his body currently remains. The driver of the car was uninjured.

This stretch of road is currently closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions are in place.

Gardaí wish to appeal for witnesses who may have travelled this road between 7.00pm and 7.30pm to contact them. They are also asking that a man who assisted at the scene by providing a jacket contact them at 023 8821570, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

Co Down

A 40-year-old man died in a two-car road crash on the Ballygowan Road, Crossnacreevy
Belfast, around 8.10pm on Saturday 13th January.

A 68 year old man died when the tractor he was driving was involved in a collision with a car on the Lifford to Letterkenny road at Drumoghill (near Letterkenny) on 12th January.

Witnesses to the collision are asked to contact Letterkenny Garda station on 074 9167100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

Co Armagh

A man in his 60’s died when his car is believed to have left the road at around 2.45pm and struck a tree on the Bessbrook Road near Markethill on 11 January.

Police have appealed for witnesses.

Co Kildare

A 36 year old woman died on 8th January from injuries sustained in a crash in Co Kildare the previous month.

The woman was driving a car on Newtown Road, Celbridge on Thursday 28th December 2017 when her vehicle was involved in a collision with a truck around 9.30am.

No other injuries were reported.

Investigating Gardaí are appealing to any persons who may have witnesses the collision or can assist them in the investigation to contact them at Leixlip Garda Station at 01 666 7800, the Garda Confidential Line 1 800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

January 2018
Provisional Garda figures report that by end January 2018,eleven people have died on the road so far in the state.
According to provisional PSNI statistics, six people have died on roads in Northern Ireland so far.

Therefore, there have been seventeen deaths around the island of Ireland in Januray 2018.

2017

Provisional figures from the Gardaí suggest that there were 159 fatalities on roads in the Republic of Ireland last year, while PSNI figures provisionally state that 63 people died on roads in Northern Ireland in 2017.

According to these figures 222 people died on roads throughout the island of Ireland in 2017.

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